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Derivatives And Hedging Activities Notional Amount of Forward Contracts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount			$ 74.0
Derivatives Designated As Hedges [Member] | Forward contracts related to tobacco purchase [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 43.1	$ 105.6		$ 126.1
Derivatives Not Designated As Hedges [Member] | Forward contracts related to tobacco processing costs [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	13.2	22.9		26.8
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 56.3	$ 128.5		$ 152.9

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Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 12
-Section 13
-Sentence Column B

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